Church And State

Bill O'Reilly recently interviewed author Jon Meacham about this silly War on Christianity O'Reilly claims is occurring in America. Ironically, while trying to agree with O'Reilly, Meacham said the following which actually supports the claims of secularists. From The Bill O'Reilly Show:

Bill O'Reilly: "So you're firmly convinced based upon your research that the founders would not approve of the ACLU jihad, pardon the pun, against Judeo-Christian tradition in this country?"

Jon Meacham: "No, I don't think so at all. I think that what they wanted was religion in the country. They didn't want it coercive. They did not want it forced on people, because largely for religious reasons. The religious argument for religious freedom is that if God himself did not compel obedience, then no man should try."

Isn't this the same argument we secularists make for the separation of church and state?